Shazam Valued at Over $1 Billion, Thinking Global on Digital Music Revenues, and More in This Week's Digital Digest

TOP STORIES     Shazam Valued at Over $1 Billion After Latest Funding Round  Shazam, the popular music discovery app, has raised $30 million in a funding round that pushes the British company's value to over $1 billion.   Apple Reportedly Buys Analytics Company Semetric Ahead of Beats Music Relaunch  Apple has acquired Semetric, a London startup that runs the music analytics service Musicmetric.   Billboard Debuts Expanded, Revamped Weekly Charts  Following Billboard's successful reimagining of the online Billboard Hot 100 chart, Billboard is excited to share the revamped online layout for our entire slate of renowned weekly charts.   President Obama Defends Net Neutrality in State of the Union Address  During his State of the Union address on Tuesday night -- amid talk of the economy, national security and health care -- President Obama took time to highlight the hot-button tech issue of net neutrality.   It's Volume, Silly: Thinking Global on Digital Music Revenues  Global digital revenues will explode in the next five years, according to a new market research report. But where will new digital consumers come from and how much will they pay?   What Do High-Def Streaming Subscribers Listen To? And What Does It Mean?  Are subscribers of high-definition streaming services the same as regular streaming services? A list of top songs and albums released by high-def service Tidal suggests these companies are tapping into a different demographic.   Concert Subscription Service Jukely Unlimited Opens for Business in L.A.  Jukely Unlimited, a social concert app that gains members entry into a selection of venues and concerts with a monthly subscription fee, launches today (Jan. 15) in Los Angeles. The Business Of...Million-...   Rdio Officially Launches in India  Music streaming service Rdio has launched in India, bringing its library of 32 million songs to the second most-populous country in the world.   Rap Genius Reveals Most-Viewed Songs and Artists From 2014  This week, the site Rap Genius unveiled its most viewed songs and artists from 2014.   Google Streamlines Concert and Ticket Searches  Finding concert information and tickets at Google is getting easier.   TuneCore Partners With Drag & Drop Mastering Program MixGenius  Between the Pono Music store's imminent arrival and Sony's recently unveiled $1,200 Walkman redux, it seems like the demand for high-definition audio has skyrocketed. But the process that produces the perfect balance of bass to vocals, mastering an album or a track, seems to be going in the opposite direction.   President Obama's High-Speed Broadband Proposal Explained  Many people in the U.S. music industry have thrown their support behind net neutrality. If the goal is to ensure a healthy digital music business, efforts to provide better, cheaper broadband service may deserve support, too.